MANCHESTER, NH – Responding to the ongoing resource needs in the treatment community, NGP Management, which owns and operates several Dunkin Donuts stores throughout the region, donated $40,000 to the Farnum Center to help those seeking treatment for substance abuse.
It was a way of giving back to a community entity focused on helping many of the company’s employees get their lives back, said George Scrivanos, on behalf of the family business.
“It’s rewarding that we’re able to help those people in need of employment, who are rebuilding their lives after treatment,” Scrivanos said.
The family, which operates 19 Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shops in Manchester, and more than 100 regionally, was moved to donate what Farnum Executive Director Cheryl Wilkie described as one of the largest single corporate donations the center has received.
“Having Dunkin’ Donuts shops throughout multiple New Hampshire communities gives us a front-row seat to see the effects of addiction in the lives of those we serve and even our employees,” Patricia Lincoln, Vice President of Operations at NGP said. “We want to be a part of the solution, and hope that our contribution provides a small step towards healing for those suffering.”
The $40,000 will be used to provide financial assistance to individuals who cannot afford treatment.
“We offer our sincere thanks to NGP Management owners, the Scrivanos Family, for this exceedingly generous donation, it is one of two incredible contributions this business makes to our clients,” Wilkie said. “NGP frequently hires many of Farnum’s past clients to work in their stores. They not only invest in treatment, but these generous souls work with former clients to get them back on their feet, which says a lot about these wonderful people.”
Farnum’s Manchester facility has expanded Suboxone treatment, with more providers and more client openings in the medicated-assisted treatment clinic. This clinic offers medically supervised outpatient services for opiate-addicted clients. Clinic participants are required to meet regularly with a medical doctor who specializes in addiction medicine and is specifically trained in the use of Suboxone. Participation in individual or group counseling is a required program component. In addition, Farnum has expanded hours to help clients and their families through outpatient groups and an additional evening Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP). IOP meets three times weekly for four weeks. After 12 sessions, clients transfer to an outpatient level of care for roughly 4-6 weeks. Both outpatient facilities (Manchester’s 700 Lake Ave. and Franklin’s Webster Place) have added more times for various outpatient services, assessments, DWI aftercare and other programs in high demand.
“Our goal is to meet a range of complicated individual needs and ultimately provide people the help they deserve,” Wilkie said. “There are no quick fixes to the opioid epidemic. We must provide a range of services and make ourselves and our assets available to those who seek our help and this donation goes a long way to help us help others.”